Interesting chart from Otto Kernberg, who sees certain personality structures as almost always operating at a more primitive/pathological level, and others as operating at a more neurotic level (from the book Aggressivity, Narcissism and Self-destructiveness)

Mark L. Ruffalo Bring back interpretation and unconscious fantasy,the analyst that’s ok with not knowing, that can be silent without anxiety, caring without being afraid of the others anger, an honest analyst, a making mistakes and accepting analyst; but mostly the Modern not Postmodern analyst.

This is the unfortunate collision of the ethos of real psychotherapy and health insurance companies. It’s an unpredictable confluence that has muddied everything up for everyone.

2/ Here’s a serious discussion of what good therapy is, where it can help, and where it can go wrong—actual information—no ideology, posturing, or saying outrageous things for click bait I understand some here have no interest in real info… but some do x.com/JonathanShedle…

This isn’t what real therapy is, though I acknowledge that there are some bad actors in the field.

I have to make an addendum to the beard discourse. If you’re a dude and a therapist, you are required to make a good faith effort to grow your beard. If for no other reason than to pay respect to Freud and the other great bearded therapists/analysts. If you’re not Jewish and

Besides, how else can one rock the pensive looks we therapists/analysts are known for without a beard to stroke while making monosyllabic acknowledgments?

Saw the most frightening Halloween costume of all time on Instagram, which is why I avoid that place. 😱

Many years ago I had the "patient selection criteria" *discussion* with my first and primary mentor in psychology. This was the beginning of the discussion: Me: How do I select patients? Doc: Are they a human with a pulse? If yes, then yes.

The first post I tried to make in forever on this platform for some inexplicable reason would NOT post after 3 tries. The relative irony is that it was a post about how I was censored on TikTok and had the video removed. The video was about freud’s psychosexual stages of

I've discovered a relative irony in the hate that peers in my field and in psychiatry throw at Justin Garson Much of what I read of his work very closely aligns with Freudian and Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic theory. Which then makes me wonder if any of these people ever got

Sean Murray, Hello Games , where you at? I got questions.

The level and intensity that is required for a “hobby” to distract yourself “from falling in love unnecessarily” borders on the absurd. The trade will be in so many more(and unpleasant) ways than a simple 1:1, love for hobbies exchange.

Today in the internet is wildin, apparently telling someone on some social media platforms that their take on Freud and psychoanalytic/psychodynamic theory and therapies is, at best, factually incorrect, is a form of bullying.

What exactly has happened to humanity that there’s actually a market for a giant, tv sized calendar that syncs to an albatross of an app in google?

I decided to watch a tv show recently and I’m left with many questions: Why exactly are companies like bluechew targeting young men in their 20’s? Is there something wrong with their penises(or bodies in general)? So then I go look up data on erectile dysfunction, and find

Calling yourself a “trauma informed therapist” or a “trauma therapist” is like a medical doctor calling themselves a “pulse checking physician”. Understanding and treating trauma is(supposed to be) fundamental to therapy and being a therapist. It’s a basic part of the training.

It has been said by some, myself included, that if you’ve never been a bit pissed at your therapist, you’re either early in the process, or aren’t getting decent therapy.